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This is great and mirrors my own experience with psychedelics, though I am far too much into my own headspace to have sex with anyone on any of the drugs you mentioned other than Molly, and while that was fun, I found myself unable to have an orgasm. This did not bother me at all but it kind of freaked out my partner who decided she was doing something wrong. It was fine after we got that all sorted out.

It might be interesting to talk about sex on other drugs, like marijuana or alcohol. You touched on consent but there is a whole book to write about alcohol and consent in our booze soaked culture.

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Thank you! Everyone's experience will be different, but I'm glad I was able to capture something I think a lot of these experiences share. It's very common to not be able to have sex or get or keep an erection, or orgasm on molly, from what I've read, heard, and experienced.

I definitely want to dig into sex on various substances and the consent issues that come along with them. Unfortunately Google is giving Psychedelic Spotlight trouble promoting these posts, so I'm on a hiatus from writing about them for now. But hopefully that will be resolved soon and I can get back to it. If you know of anything I should consume (written or spoken) or anyone I should speak to once I'm able to write about them again, please let me know.

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My feeling is that marijuana taught many of us how to fuck in the late 60s and through the 70s. Time slowed way down, sensations were way exaggerated, orgasm wasn't an immediate goal-- sex became entirely tantric. It could go on for hours, even a whole day (with breaks,) even a whole week with a new partner-- with time off to eat (not that kind) and sleep. Many of learned the lessons pot taught us, and then didn't need it anymore. This was a good thing because it also makes you stupid. I think now it's become more of a mindless party drug and less of a sacrament.

Heavy psychedelics like acid or mushrooms always made me feel like my body was made of cheese or pumice or something. Totally mind drugs as far as I was concerned. Sex was out of the question.

I think my generation's sexual awakening through marijuana was a function of the times as well as the drug. Later, I was involved in a few group scenes, but to me they're less erotic/tantric than one on one.

Alcohol is the anti-sex. Had sex once on it, and it was the wrong thing...

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This was tooo familiar. Psychedelics are always a mixed bag for me and I am far too distracted/internally focused to have sex. I do agree with El Monstro that the urge to experiment when experiences are heightened is strong despite a less than successful history.

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